Sound-producing instrument.



R. TIKIJIAN.

SOUND PRODUCING INSTRUMENT.

APPLIUATION rum) JUNE 11,1914.

1,1 1 9,897. 'Patehted Dec. 8, 1914.

IV] TNESSESI INVENTOR E. Ami/ THE NORRIS PETERS c0 PHOTO-THO WASHING TOND C RICHARD TIKIJIAN, 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

SOUND-PRODUCING INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 19114.

- Application filed. June 11, 1914. Serial No. 844,432.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD TIKIJIAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at W'aterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inSound- Producing Instruments; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to whistles and in particular whistles forimitating the chirps and sounds made by birds.

One of the objects of my invention is to give a device by whichdifferent sounds can be made in a simple and convenient manner.

Another object of my device is to give a device that will give differentsounds of clear tone and strong volume.

WVith these and other objects in view to be developed as thespecification is enlarged upon, I shall proceed to describe my inventionin which a preferred embodiment is shown and illustrated, but it must beunderstood that I am not limited to but what falls within the scope ofthe claim appended hereto.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts in the drawings,in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection therethrough, showing the interior arrangement.

In the drawings, I have an integral bottom portion 1 composed ofcrockery or china Ware having a base portion 2 adapted to support thedevice in upright position when not in use, the enlarged bowl portion 3,the neck portion 4: and a conical portion 5. Projecting from my bottomportion 3 is a memher 6 having an orifice 7 therethrough and at oneportion of my arm 6 near the mouth piece 8 thereof, I indent a recess orgroove 9, said recess communicating as at 10 with the orifice 7. In thecenter of my bowl 3, I have a chamber 11, said chamber beingapproximately egg-shaped in contour and communieating with the orifice 9through the member 6. Vertically communicating with my chamber 11 andrunning through my neck 4 is an orifice 12 the same acting as a ventfrom the chamber 11. Communicating with this orifice 12 is my conicaland expanding hollow mouth section 13 formed by the member 5.

My device is blown upon from the mouth 8, a sound is produced therefrom,said sound being given tone and volume by means of the chamber 11. Owingto the arrangement of my vent therefrom and the conical portion 5thereto, by properly manipulating my hand thereover to either partiallyclose the conical portion or to rapidly slap over the same I can breakthe sound which I produce up into a number of peculiar tones which bylittle practice I can make to resemble or imitate birds, regulating thevolume thereof by the strength with which I blow through the member 6.

I have produced by this device a neat structure, a simple structure andone with which a great deal of amusement can be received from, as wellas an instrument by which children can be properly instructed as to theproper calls or whistles of different birds, thereby making it avaluable educational instrument.

WVhat I claim as new is:

A whistle comprising; a body portion having a chamber therein, a baseportion supporting said body portion in an upright position, aprojecting neck portion having an orifice communicating with saidchamber, a conical portion extending from said neck and communicatingwith said orifice, and a second projecting portion having an orificelongitudinally running therethrough and communicating with said chamber,said last mentioned portion having a recess near the outer endcommunicating with said last mentioned orifice.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD TIKIJIAN;

Vitnesses WILLIAM K. LAWLER, PAUL SUMMA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Yatents,

Washington, D. C. r

